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Old 10-23-2017, 06:59 PM   #6
malloyd
 
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Default Re: Shapeshifting (Cats)

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Originally Posted by dwightemarsh View Post
In Magic, the casting cost of a spell to change the caster into another form is 1/20 of the point value of the physical characteristics to cast and 1/60 to maintain. Is Perception a physical characteristic?
Does the caster get any increase in Perception in cat form. If so, it counts toward calculating the cost of the spell, you don't get anything for free. If his senses are unchanged (and this is the precedent in RPGs dating all the way back to Polymorh Self) then you don't have to pay for something you don't get. I do think most players would expect at least some Night Vision to be included.

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Also, does the form have the normal skills of the form? Would a mage who shape-shifted into a cat have Brawling 16, Jumping 14 and Stealth 14?
Not unless he had them before he shape-shifted.
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